Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 February 08

8 February 2010

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Stories from 8 February 2010

India: Death of a Prehistoric Language

The last speaker of the ancient Bo language, Boa Senior, has died in her native Andaman Islands (part of India) in February 2010. It's a vivid confirmation of last year's report from UNESCO, warning that 2,500 languages are at risk of disappearing.

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Tunisia: Censorship Again and Again!

Written by Lina Ben Mhenni · Middle East & North Africa

More than ever before, censorship seems to become the rule in Tunisia. The last two weeks in the Tunisian blogosphere witnessed a war launched by Ammar (the nickname given to the Tunisian censorship apparatus), who has been censoring blogs arbitrarily. Bloggers rally in support of their 'blocked' colleagues.

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Announcing the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2010

Written by Georgia Popplewell · Announcements

We're delighted to announce the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2010! Our gathering takes place this year in the vibrant city of Santiago, Chile on May 6-7, 2010. Among the highlights of the proceedings will be the announcement of the winners of the Breaking Borders award, a new prize created by Google and Global Voices.

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Video: Peruvian Cuisine on the Net

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Peruvian food is considered one of the most diverse foods in the world, due in part to the varied geography of the region, the blending of different cultures into iconic...

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Uruguay: Internet Spreads Carnival Around the World

Written by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Thanks to the internet and social media, the Uruguayan Carnival can be enjoyed by nationals living abroad and tourists who once fell in love with the forty-day celebration.

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Updates from 8 February 2010

Haiti

Bagay Dwol Journal is convinced that “Heroes are everywhere in Haiti, including the USNS.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

Just in time for Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, Pleasure interviews one of the festival's traditional characters, the Midnight Robber.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

“I find it baffling that, decades later, we have not figured out this whole water issue as yet. Water is, after all, essential for life. And while not strictly speaking relevant, it is certainly ironic that we also live on an island”: Tattoo suggests that “they should make a film noir” about Trinidad and Tobago's Water and Sewerage Authority.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Barbados

In response to a statement that the arrival of Haitian refugees in Jamaica could be seen as a threat to public health, Long Bench republishes a Letter to the Editor that he wrote: “Haitian refugees are not criminals, and should not be treated by citizens or represented in the media as such”; Barbados Free Press is also critical of its country's response to helping Haiti: “It didn’t take long to cut through the Bajan veneer of sincerity about Haiti, did it?”

• Janine Mendes-Franco